nah if that lands on me I gotta throw my whole body away

POV: this wasn’t recommended, you looked it up, you’re watching this because they’re coming in 2021.

Imagine if a giant just reached into your house, took you in his hand, rubbed your belly and as you scream for help he's like "He just made a sound! That's so cool"

I love how enthusiastic he is.

I don't give a damn how harmless it is I'm harmless until something lands on me

Just bearded guy tickling monster bugs

This cicada; let me go I’m dying in 2 minutes This guy; I’m so exciting he did this for you on camera This cicada: *screeches for help* This guy: and that’s how they attract the girl friends

This bug waited five years for this guy to find him and tickle him. I hope the bug eventually made its way up to the tree, found a lady friend and did the business 😂

Well i just smacked a cicada into another dimension for blocking the entrance of my house. Had i would of known they were harmless, i would've smacked softer.

“If one lands on you don’t worry” first of all... I’m cutting off whatever part of my body that thing landed on

I live in Virginia and last summer I was lucky enough to be right in the middle of a massive 17 year cicada hatching. Several of the trees in our yard became chorus trees. Millions of these insects would sing in unison, coordinating their volume becoming louder and then softer at the same time. I’ve never heard anything like it. The whole forest was vibrating and breathing

I’m terrified of bugs and if one flies into me I will lose my mind but honestly I respect your enthusiasm

My left ear felt left out.

maybe next time, left ear. Maybe next time

Came for the sound, stayed for the positive energy. Subscribed.

"If one lands on you they're not going to hurt you"......look, I dont spend enough time to identify the bug that landed on me, the moment I feel something crawly its getting a high pitched squeal with me frantically trying to get it off me.

You're tickling a bug.....

They will sing so loud that you have to almost yell to have a normal conversation in Missouri and Iowa. When I start to hear them sing I know summer is officially here. 😁

2:25 Not only the girl cicadas like the sound, I like the sound too. It reminds me of my childhood during summer :)

if it lands on me im coming out of my skin

I always wondered what the hell they were. They are pretty damn loud for their size.

I'm surprised it didn't keep screaming while in his hands. Every time I try to pick one to let it out of my house, it *reeeees* at me and gives me a mini heart attack..

“They are harmless.” Our ears and sleep schedule would disagree.

bro is destroying my right ear

imagine being sleep for years then waking up NOT EATING n have 3-6 weeks to find a girlfriend or die lonely

Cicadas say "who wants to make a millon babies with me"

Who here in 2024 🤚

"The boys like to sing to find a girl" 🤣🤣

As a Swede being in America for the first time, seeing those empty skeletons everywhere confused me. I was like what in the world is this creepy looking alien???? Never heard of cicadas before but now they are my favorite bug. They’re adorable

I find these little specimens fascinating. The sounds they make are frightening but beautiful. What a life of the cicada.

who's here after hearing the news about these things emerging

Who knew I’d be watching an informational cicada video with 6 missing assignments due in a few hours?

Cocroach: i'm harmless too Me: yes you are, but.. Cocroach: thank you, let me hug you *cocroach flying mode: ON Me: ight imma head out

I love these things. You can be walking and they start screaming and fly off. Scare the shit out of you. Lol.

One of those landed on my auntie and she completely freaked out by taking off her shirt with her bra exposed.🤣

This is brilliant. The insects you have over there are amazing. I’m showing my kids this video because you’re excitement would keep their attention. Thanks for sharing.

As long as its not a cockroach then i'm fine

I look forward to this sound every summer and am sad when I no longer hear them mid September....

Who’s here now that they have comeback

Anyone here after Georgia police has asked people to stop calling the police over cicada noises?

Omg this guy rocks. So wholesome.

Currently walking to my car in Texas, and listening to the sound of them while you’re explaining the details of this insect. Great job! Definitely subscribed.

is anyone else here bc they are coming up in the US after 17 years?

That Cicada - leave me alone The guy - wow that's cool sound

This thing flew in my bus window and landed on my head and flew off, everyone went to the front of the bus to feel safe again

I love the sound these guys make during the summer especially during a soft breezy day. Then after a thunderstorm eating watermelons and drinking ice cold rassberry blackberry mixed home made tea while out on the porch ejoying nice weather.

Thanks for the cool informative video Jeff! Love your energy, thanks for teaching us something!

It finds a girl then dies shortly thereafter - that's how humans live

Two of these were going crazy on my porch fighting or mating and i was like please move so i can get in the house

Jeff: Calls Cicada a souvenir Cicada: You DARE question me mortal?!

In Texas this things are screaming all day long, sounding like Rattlesnakes.

You're enthusiasm is why I just subscribed. Thanks man.

1:58 cicada: "oooh you touch my tra la la"

I used to put them all over my face as a kid. We had the creepy red eye ones one year and they were everywhere. They’re really cool, and fun to hear.

Omg I've seen those empty shells so many times in my yard and they freaked me the heck out! Lol. Once I realized it wasn't a live bug, I was a little less freaked. BUT I thought what the heck kind of monster was in there??? I see the cicadas often, as well. They seem to like our pool cover.

Thanks for this video, we just found one on our back porch in Gilbert, AZ and this video was great to help my 7 year old understand what a cicada is. Thank you!!

Im here for the flash

It's not gross at all! Cicada's are beautiful!!!

The sound of cicadas reminds me of summer nights in my childhood. When they leave their exoskeleton behind, you can hook the front claws on your clothes and sport it as a decoration. We did this on camping trips, pretending to have the most stylish polo shirts around. They also made admirable earrings, but didn't stay on the earlobes so well.

Such a great and enthusiastic presentation of cicadas! It looks like it sings for him.

This is the first I've seen of your videos and I have to say, your excitement and passion for nature is just fantastic. You couldn't be more excited for the cicada to play some tunes on camera and I think that's great! Thanks for sharing your passion with us.

Love this dudes passion and energy for bugs LOL.

My right ear enjoyed this very much.

Great job Jeff. Thank you for sharing

This video was very helpful for some research I'm doing...thank you for making it!

imagine this thing sitting on your ear making those sounds

We used this video in homeschool today! Thank you 😊

My 4 year old nephew found his first cicada shell of the year, and he thought it was a dead frog at first. Found your video to help explain the cicadas to him, thanks!!

They are so cool and goofy looking. Really clunky flyers. Love em.

I live for the noises they make

Your video is so interesting and helpful! I just caught a cicada this morning with my kids, not knowing what it was. I showed your video to the kids and learned something new today 😊

He said "harmless animals" and I said no those are insects but then I thought again and said yeah they are big enough to be classified as animals.

they're harmless unless you have sensitive ears

“i’m so excited that he did that on camera for ya” cicada: i’ve been held against my will

Literally looked this up since it was hella loud. I'm in north idaho and always wondered what it was. Thank you for the video!

Nice video, but there are a few things I need to point out: 1) Adult cicadas DO feed--they use their "beak" to pierce twigs and suck juices from the tree. They are xylem feeders (as opposed to phloem feeders, typical of most other insects). 2) The ridges underneath the abdomen are NOT the tymbals--the latter are located under the two "flaps" seen at the base of the abdomen, and their "songs" come from these. The ridges on the abdomen are simply sutures between the abdominal segments; however, some species flex their abdomens while singing, especially those whose songs pulsate. This species is Megacicada dealbatus, which is found through much of the Great Plains region and along the eastern edges of the Rocky Mountains, and its song is like "hdee, hdee, hdee..." with about two to four "hdees" per second. There are other videos on KZfaq in which this call can be heard, such as these all provided by the same person: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdlynsuE1baZpZ8.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLB_da-S2smrqJc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idCInpeW3LSlXXU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdV0mMmBrceVp2Q.html 3) Although cicadas are harmless, if one is hungry and sitting on your finger, it may "decide" that your finger is a twig, and start poking with its beak. However, they aren't venomous, but I've never allowed one to continue doing this. (One time even a large aphid from a willow tree started doing this!) As one cicada specialist once told me, cicadas have the intelligence of a "box of rocks". 4) There is a species that occurs farther eastward (primarily in tallgrass areas and around the Mississippi River) named Megatibicen pronotalis, and it has a rather similar song; here are some examples (some having been recorded by the same person as those listed above): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m86ZiMSluZnGdaM.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdmoZdSdldOXk4k.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bc-PZLegxL2cpGQ.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/namIepVyucfDYqs.html

I find it extrodinary that the regular every day cicada look and sound much more different then the 17 year Cicadas...

Pretty cool to be looking up cicada sounds and up pops Jeff from my local zoo!

This freaks me the hell out but your enthusiasm got you a sub. Thanks for the nightmares.

My 3 year old and I enjoyed this video! 😄

I love cicadas😍😍 Their song is wonderfully soothing❤❤

"Big and gross and bad looking-" Me: Excuse me, sir they are BEAUTIFUL

I love this man’s enthusiasm

Love the roar these create. I will nap outside all day as they are my lullaby.

I remember seeing that bug on my door coming home at night and I was like wtf is that ?! So I threw a leaf at it and it started making that screaming noise and I FLIPPING RAN SCREAMING

preparing for this summer, anyone else??

Great video! Thank you for the info and thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much for this!!🥰

You know it’s hot outside when you hear this 😂

I’m in Alabama right now and was curious of what these actually looked like. You never really see them.

That was an amazing explanation. Thank you sir

New sub. This was great to show my boys who are freaked out by bugs.

Really good video. As a kid I would always find those shells and play with them. They were my “Monsters” But I never knew what they were called. And honestly I thought they were Locust shells. So now I know Thanks

Thank you for all the great info on this insect. I always wondered about the bug that made this noise. As a kid I hear masses of them in the trees and pictured Dining Needles (dragonflys) to be making the noise. Thinking they were making the noise and were about to swarm by the dozens to attack/sting me. I was 6. What did I know. But I hate dragonflies. Now knowing what a short harmless life the circada have I am not afraid of them or the noise they make anymore. So cute that you tickled circada bug to make the sound. Lol.

When I was a small child I would run back inside when a cicada would rattle off because it sounded too much like it could be a rattlesnake. Being little more than a toddler, I didn’t know any better. I knew of rattlesnakes, but I had no idea an insect could make such a noise.

Whew I love that sound. It sounds like hot summer school free nights.

I’m from the uk I had never heard of cicadas until my boyfriend in Virginia rescued them off the path to put back up the trees! Fascinating little things but noisy LOL 😂

0:47 A Wild Shedinja Appeared!

Bugs are my lifelong special interest and I looked this up because I'm sad, and I tell you the little buzzes it made cleared my skin and watered my crops

Thanks! I grew up in the south and always got the sound of the cicada and katydids mixed up. This helped!